Samsung mobile exec Lee Sang-Chul said in a call with reporters that he expects the S6 to be the best-selling Galaxy model the company has ever cranked out.

The bar is a bit low, according to critics, who note that the previous model, the S5, was a flop as shoppers balked at its cheap-looking plastic body. Last fall’s release of the iPhone 6 helped put a lid on the coffin for the S5, according to many analysts.

This week, Samsung estimated that its operating profit dropped 30 percent in the quarter ended March 31. That would be the company’s sixth consecutive year-over-year decline in quarterly profit.